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Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineups — September 21, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

6:40 PM ET · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 21, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:33 AM ET
WSH
77–85 · 4th NL East
Official
StarterRiver Ryan
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.731 vs RHP
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
StarterDJ Herz
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 8 R
OPS vs hand.711 vs LHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 21, 3:40 PM ET
WSHWSH
.738
−5 ptsOPS edge
DETDET
.743

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
133vs101
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.319vs.330
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.772vs.789
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.729vs.683

WSH wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · DET wins 5

WSHSlotDET
James Wood.877
1
.731Gleyber Torres
Daylen Lile.740
2
.738Hao-Yu Lee
Abimelec Ortiz.656
3
.836Riley Greene
CJ Abrams.813
4
.856Eduardo Valencia
Dylan Crews.669
5
.705Ben Malgeri
Jorbit Vivas.684
6
.747Dillon Dingler
Brady House.712
7
.746Spencer Torkelson
Keibert Ruiz.765
8
.649Javier Báez
Jacob Young.709
9
.651John Peck

6 of 9 Washington Nationals hitters have the platoon advantage vs River Ryan (8 of 9 for Detroit Tigers)

Washington Nationals
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • No easy outs at the bottom
Detroit Tigers
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP River Ryan
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1James WoodLRF76.265.388.89130623.949382 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1James Wood RF · L.265/.388/.891·30 HRvs hand.949 · 382 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Daylen LileLLF57.246.296.72522655.778No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Daylen Lile LF · L.246/.296/.725·22 HRvs hand.778 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
3Abimelec OrtizL1B34.188.228.5725136.586110 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Abimelec Ortiz 1B · L.188/.228/.572·5 HRvs hand.586 · 110 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score
4CJ AbramsLSS66.261.336.83333654.884No MLB historyNo MLB history
4CJ Abrams SS · L.261/.336/.833·33 HRvs hand.884 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
5Dylan CrewsRRF49.223.289.66313443.600272 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.289/.663·13 HRvs hand.600 · 272 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
6Jorbit VivasL3B39.238.331.6533364.663290 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238/.331/.653·3 HRvs hand.663 · 290 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
7Brady HouseR3B52.247.313.71010355.586No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Brady House 3B · R.247/.313/.710·10 HRvs hand.586 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
8Keibert RuizSC54.280.316.75910354.750239 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Keibert Ruiz C · S.280/.316/.759·10 HRvs hand.750 · 239 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
9Jacob YoungRCF49.252.318.70810471.669No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jacob Young CF · R.252/.318/.708·10 HRvs hand.669 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP DJ Herz
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Gleyber TorresR2B51.260.364.7278420.803No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.803 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B52.264.322.74610364.629No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.629 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
3Riley GreeneLLF71.280.370.84421592.817168 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.817 · 168 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
4Eduardo ValenciaRDH68.341.3801.01681381.04159 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand1.041 · 59 PA · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
5Ben MalgeriRRF52.250.350.7675140.57871 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Ben Malgeri RF · R.250/.350/.767·5 HRvs hand.578 · 71 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
6Dillon DinglerRC62.243.302.74827607.604No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.604 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B62.230.331.76626612.730No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.730 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
8Javier BáezRSS28.241.270.6343196.669No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Javier Báez SS · R.241/.270/.634·3 HRvs hand.669 · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score
9John PeckRSS—.162.275.451080.58016 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9John Peck SS · R.162/.275/.451·0 HRvs hand.580 · 16 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score